Saturday, December 9, 2023
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Buffalo Sabres
Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Goal | Strength | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 12:59 | MTL | Jayden Struble (1) — Johnathan Kovacevic (1) | EV | 1-0 |
| 2 | 13:13 | MTL | Nick Suzuki (8) — Mike Matheson (14) , Sean Monahan (8) | PP | 2-0 |
| 3 | 01:06 | BUF | Jeff Skinner (12) — Tage Thompson (8) | EV | 2-1 |
| 3 | 06:36 | BUF | Kyle Okposo (4) — Connor Clifton (4) | EV | 2-2 |
| SO | 00:00 | BUF | Victor Olofsson | EV | 2-2 |
| SO | 00:00 | MTL | Cole Caufield | EV | 2-2 |
| SO | 00:00 | BUF | Owen Power | EV | 2-2 |
| SO | 00:00 | MTL | Jesse Ylonen | EV | 2-2 |
| SO | 00:00 | MTL | Juraj Slafkovský | EV | 2-2 |
Penalty Summary
| Period Per | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 09:44 | MTL | Johnathan Kovacevic | Tripping | 2 |
| 1 | 15:15 | MTL | Cayden Primeau | Tripping | 2 |
| 1 | 16:40 | MTL | Kaiden Guhle | Tripping | 2 |
| 2 | 03:02 | BUF | Mattias Samuelsson | Interference | 2 |
| 2 | 11:00 | MTL | Kaiden Guhle | Roughing | 2 |
| 2 | 11:00 | BUF | Eric Robinson | Boarding | 5 |
| 2 | 11:00 | BUF | Eric Robinson | Game Misconduct | 10 |
| 2 | 17:13 | MTL | Gustav Lindstrom | Holding | 2 |
| 3 | 13:58 | BUF | Tage Thompson | Interference | 2 |
| 3 | 15:44 | MTL | Juraj Slafkovský | Fighting | 5 |
| 3 | 15:44 | BUF | Connor Clifton | Fighting | 5 |
| 3 | 18:54 | MTL | Christian Dvorak | Tripping | 2 |
Team Statistics
| Statistic | Montréal Canadiens | Buffalo Sabres |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 31 | 48 |
| Faceoff % | 56.6% | 43.4% |
| Hits | 16 | 25 |
| Blocked Shots | 15 | 9 |
| Giveaways | 3 | 7 |
| Takeaways | 3 | 6 |
Skaters
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:52 |
| 13 | Mitchell Stephens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 07:54 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 22:26 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16:58 |
| 20 | Juraj Slafkovský | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18:10 |
| 22 | Cole Caufield | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21:47 |
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17:21 |
| 40 | Joel Armia | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14:33 |
| 56 | Jesse Ylonen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 09:44 |
| 70 | Tanner Pearson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 02:50 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21:21 |
| 91 | Sean Monahan | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18:40 |
| 8 | Mike Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 29:48 |
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22:03 |
| 26 | Johnathan Kovacevic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20:50 |
| 27 | Gustav Lindstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15:09 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14:27 |
| 52 | Justin Barron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21:30 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Zach Benson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18:37 |
| 17 | Tyson Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 09:03 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11:15 |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15:28 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 18:50 |
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 27:01 |
| 50 | Eric Robinson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 06:32 |
| 53 | Jeff Skinner | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23:25 |
| 63 | Isak Rosen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 04:12 |
| 71 | Victor Olofsson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11:36 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 24:03 |
| 77 | JJ Peterka | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19:42 |
| 6 | Erik Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11:01 |
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20:46 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22:46 |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 23:54 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 29:28 |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13:21 |
Goalies
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Cayden Primeau | 48 | 46 | 2 | .958 | 36/38 | 10/10 | 0/0 | 64:37 |
| 35 | Samuel Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Devon Levi | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 21/22 | 6/7 | 2/2 | 65:00 |
| 31 | Eric Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |